March 21 has been declared World Sleep Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the value of sleep. Many sleep experts hope it will be a wake-up call.
According to a poll (民意调查)by the National Sleep Foundation, nearly 4 in 5 Americans don’t get as much sleep as they should during the workweek. On average, adults are thought to need at least eight hours of sleep a night, although some can manage with less and some won’t do well without more. But the survey found that, on workdays, only 21% of Americans actually get a full eight hours of sleep, and another 21% get less than six.
To many of us, the thought of spending more time sleeping is, well, a big yawn. On the other hand, the thought of being smarter, thinner, healthier and more cheerful has a certain appeal. And those are just a few of the advantages that can be ours if we consistently get enough sleep, researchers say. Also on the plus side: We’re likely to have better skin, better memories, better judgment, and, oh, yes, longer lives.
“When you lose even one hour of sleep for any reason, it influences your performance the next day,” says Dr. Alon Avidan, director of the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center.
A study published last year found the same to be true even of children. When kids aged 8 to 12 slept for just one hour less for four nights, they didn’t function as well during the day.
But sleeping has an image problem. “We see napping or sleeping as lazy,” says Jennifer Vriend, a clinical psychologist in Ottawa, Canada, and the leading author of the study with children. “We put so much emphasis on diet, nutrition and exercise. Sleep is in the back seat.” In fact, she adds, no matter how much we work out, no matter how well we eat, we can’t be in top physical shape unless we also get plenty of sleep.
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means _____.
A.to wake up the sleepers
B.to serve as a morning call
C.to draw people’s attention
D.to declare the special day
2.From Paragraph 3 we can infer that _______.
A.being healthier is one of the advantages for us
B.enough sleep is the guarantee of the appealing things
C.sleeping has nothing to do with one’s expectations
D.spending more time on sleeping is a waste of time
3.What Jennifer Vriend said in the last paragraph implies that _______.
A.people care little about sleeping
B.sleeping is an image problem
C.lazy people tend to sleep long
D.sleeping is only part of our life
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A.to talk about people’s sleeping problems.
B.to provide an investigation result of sleeping.
C.to stress the function of sleeping at night.
D.to arouse the awareness of enough sleeping.
科目：高中英语 来源：2016-2017学年山西太原五中高一入学考试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读表达
Traveling abroad during the vacation is the top choice of many Chinese people. But do we have good manners abroad?
On Feb 25, a report said that a Chinese mother let her child pee (小便) in front of a shop in Tokyo. A journalist came to the mother. Instead of saying sorry, the woman said that her child had peed inside a plastic bag and had not made the floor dirty.
This case has caused a big discussion about Chinese people' s traveling manners again.
In recent years, improper behavior has become a real embarrassment for China as overseas tourism increases. With the improvement of living standards, more and more Chinese are traveling abroad. But there are still a number of Chinese lacking in (缺乏) a sense of public manners. For this situation, the Chinese government has suggested proper manners. The National Tourism Administration has made a list of tourists' worst behaviors, including littering, line-jumping, taking off shoes and socks in public, speaking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas.
We are going to improve the inner being of every Chinese citizen. “Traveling manners are a turning point.” said an official. And changes have begun to appear. Most people minded their behaviors during this Spring Festival holiday, according to the National Tourism Administration. They kept their voice down, waited in line and respected local rules.
1.Did the mother say sorry for her child's behavior?
2.What is the big discussion about?
3.Why did Chinese government suggest proper manners?
4.How many tourists' worst behaviors are listed to the Tourism Administration?
5.What should we do to improve our manners while traveling?
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently 1.________ (face) with 2.________ unique problem.
A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipsticks and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipsticks, they would press their lips to the mirror, 3.________ (leave) dozens of little lip prints.
Every night the maintenance man would remove the lip prints, and the next day the girls would put 4.________ (they) back.
Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. She 5.________ (explain) that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian(管理人)6.________ had to clean the mirror every night.
7.________ (show) how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man to show the girls how much effort 8.________ (require).
He took out long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints 9.________ the mirror.
There are teachers... and then there are 10.________ (educate).
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届宁夏高三上期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：书面表达
书面表达
你校将于2016年9月12号举行隆重的建校110周年的校庆活动。届时将会有来自国内外的一些校友前来参加。假设你是学生会主席，现要代表学生会起草一份书面通知，就参加此次活动做简要阐述。
内容包括：
1. 欢迎大家参加此次活动；
2. 活动时间：9月12号9：00~17：00
活动内容和地点：文艺节目（学校体育馆）
演讲、教学研讨会（教学楼）
3. 活动期间应该注意的事项（至少两项）。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文中不可透露个人姓名和学校名称。
参考词汇：校友alumni
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届宁夏高三上期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Doctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings(中毒). A frightened parent arrives with a child who swallowed a cleaning liquid. Or perhaps the harmful substance is a medicine. Or it might be a chemical product meant to kill insects. These are common causes of accidental poisoning.
In cases like this, look for medical help as soon as possible. Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning. And look on the container for information about anything that stops the effects of the poison. Save anything expelled (被强迫排除) from the mouth of the victim. That way, doctors can examine it.
In the past, some people forced poisoning victims to empty the stomach. They used a liquid syrup of ipecac (催呕剂) to do this. But an organization of children’s doctors no longer advises parents to keep syrup of ipecac. The American Academy of Pediatrics says some poisons can cause additional damage when they come back up the throat.
Millions of people know a way to save a person who is choking on something trapped in the throat. The method is commonly known as the Heimlich Maneuver or abdominal thrusts. The American Red Cross says a rescuer should first hit the person on the back five times between the shoulder bones. These back blows may ease the choking. If the airway is still blocked, the Red Cross suggests pushing hard five times along the victim’s abdomen. The abdomen is the area between the chest and the hip (臀) bones.
1.Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning to ________.
A. look for harmful information
B. look on it
C. use it to break the poison
D. look for medical help
2.Why are parents advised not to keep syrup of ipecac?
A. To keep the stomach empty.
B. To avoid more damage.
C. To keep syrup of ipecac safe.
D. To keep the stomach full.
3.The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell us about ________.
A. a way to prevent a person from choking
B. the abdominal thrusts
C. a way to cure choking
D. the abdomen
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Learning the basics of first aid
B. Accidental poisonings
C. Common causes of accidental poisoning
D. Poisonings and first aid
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科目：高中英语 来源：2017届河南洛阳一中高三上期周练英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Time for Kids (TFK) gets the great news on the coolest toys for 2014 at the 111th American International Toy Fair.
What’s four days long, bigger than seven football fields, and filled with thousands of toys? It’s Toy Fair 2014!
Each year, hundreds of toy companies from across the country come together in New York City. All kinds of products are shown as a way to know what’s to come in the new year. This year’s trends include oversize toys. “In 2014, everything is really big and really out there,” says Adrienne Appell, a toy-trends expert.
Toy Fair is the largest toy trade show in the Western Hemisphere (西半球). Toy-store buyers go to the event to decide which toys they may want to sell during the holiday season. Members of the media, like TFK, go to the fair to report back on all the cool trends. Unfortunately, Toy Fair is not open to the public.
This year’s Toy Fair was the biggest in its 111-year history. More than 1,000 toy companies showed products from simple card games to high-tech robots. “Larger Than Life” was a Toy Fair favorite. This trend is all about big toys with a big play value.
Though it is all fun and games at Toy Fair, we saw lots of products making a push towards education, with STEAM. That stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. This trend includes word games. And of course, we saw some super cool, high-tech games. “Technology is always going to influence toys,” says Appell. “This year we saw lots of 3D games, and robots.”
To know more information about the event, click here to watch the video.
1.What can we infer from Toy Fair 2014?
A. Toys are becoming more educational than fun.
B. Robots are great favorites of buyers.
C. Big toys will be popular this year.
D. Simple card games will disappear on the market.
2.What’s special about Toy Fair 2014?
A. It is the largest.
B. It is the longest.
C. It sells all of its toys.
D. It’s held in New York City.
3.What’s the best title for the text?
A. Kids love toys
B. Toy-stores in New York City
C. Technology changes toys
D. Time for toys
4.The text is taken from a(n) ________.
A. websiteB. newspaperC. magazineD. Textbook
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三一轮复习新人教版必修1第1单元测试英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is one of the most annoying words in the English language and it seems there is no escaping it. The word “huh?” is in worldwide use, a study found.
Researchers discovered that languages spoken in countries from Ghana and Laos to Iceland and Italy all include “huh?”, or something that sounds very like it. They said that while the study may sound silly, the word is an absolutely necessary part of speech. Without it and similar words, it would be impossible to show that we haven’t heard or understood what had been said and this would lead to constant misunderstandings.
But while other words used in the same context, such as “sorry” or “what”, vary widely across languages, “huh?” remains unchanged.
The Dutch researchers carefully studied ten languages from around the world, including Siwu, which is spoken in Ghana, and an Australian Aboriginal language, as well as Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Mandarin Chinese.
They analysed tapes of recorded conversations for words that sounded like “huh?” and were used to request that whatever had just been said be repeated. All contained a version of “huh?”. The word was also found in another 21 languages. While there were subtle differences in each country, all sounded basically the same.
This is surprising because normally unrelated languages will use very different words to describe the same thing. For instance, the Japanese for “dog” is “inu”, while the French is “chien”. It is thought that languages around the world have developed their own version of “huh?” because the sound is quick and simple to form, as well as being easily understood.
The researchers, said that it might seem unimportant to carry out scientific research into a word like “huh?” but in fact this little word is an essential tool in human communication. They also have an answer for those who claim that “huh?” isn’t a word. They say that it qualifies because of the small differences in its pronunciation in different languages. It also can be considered a word because it’s something we learn to say, rather than a grunt or cry that we are born knowing how to make.
1.According to researchers, the word “huh?” is very important in speech because of ________.
A. its stable meaning in language development
B. its important function in communication
C. its simple and easy sound and spelling
D. its popularity in every language
2.What is the natural response if you hear the lady you’re speaking to say “huh?”?
A. You should ask her to repeat what she says before that.
B. You should apologize to her for speaking in a low voice.
C. You should invite her to share her different views politely.
D. You should try to repeat what you’ve just said in a clearer way.
3.The main method used in the research of “huh?” was ________.
A. interviewing language experts in universities
B. talking with people from ten different countries
C. analyzing the recorded conversations in different languages
D. comparing different words with the same meaning in different languages
4.According to researchers, “huh?” should be considered a word rather than a sound because ________.
A. it is listed in most dictionaries
B. it is something humans learn to say
C. there is a clear and consistent spelling of the word
D. there is a big difference in the way it pronounces in different languages
5.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To inform readers about research on the worldwide used word “huh?”.
B. To argue that “huh?” is the most important word in every language.
C. To entertain readers by relating similar idioms in different languages.
D. To instruct readers of the differences of “huh?” in different languages.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015-2016湖南麓山国际实验学校新高二第一次暑假作业卷（解析版） 题型：七选五
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。
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How to Love Your Parents
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
___ ___ A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heart．
Remember that they brought you into this world．Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments．You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own．It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents． Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend. ___ ____
Obey their requests． It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them．It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean．However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot．Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes．____ _____ Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them．Do things with your parents like watching TV, or go
somewhere with them．_______ Listen to their old stories and learn from them． You will find they are your teachers in this way or another．
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents．__ ___ Seek help if you are being abused (虐待)in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. Forgiveness is the key.
B. Tell them you love them every morning.
C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2016届高三一轮复习新人教版必修2第1单元讲析英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完形填空
I am going to Beijing.Do you have anything ？
A．taking B．to take
C．to be taken D．taken
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